STAAR Reading Review Terms Crossword

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
the reason the author has for writing
the story of a person's life written by that person
signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to ; as a result
in the time order in which events happened
the problem in the story
clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks
story written to the performed by actors; a play
combining several pieces of information to make an inference
a literary work based on the imagination
language that means more than what is says on the surface,; not actual or literal meaning q
told form the viewpoint of one of the characters using "I" or We"
when a portion of the story goes back in time
elaborate exaggeration
drawings or photographs that help explain the text
a collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader using their senses
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
similar to a sentence but in a poem
what a piece of writing is mainly about
writing that is factual, not creative
giving human qualities to non-human things
the events that make up a story
the perspective from which a story is told
words and details that appeal to a reader's senses
comparison using like or as
instructions for actor's and stage crew; usually in italics
to make a brief statement of the main events of a story; beginning, middle, and end
the central idea or message of a work